Today's paints used on cars and the same paints used on carts will hold up fine for many years in the sun.

Our carts are solar so we want them out during the day anyway :laugh:

I will likely put my small car in and my pickup will stay in the driveway.

If you look at the cost of a golf cart garage at about $10,000 and because it makes the home about 8' wider you need a larger lot for an additional $10 plus thousand for over $20,000, pay more in taxes I guess, I'll pass.

I can buy several golf carts for that same money.

As for the snakes, you can get them in garage or lanai, they are harmless.



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Pulling in the garage is also mighty nice when it's pouring outside.

What do you think a hail storm will do to that paint job?

Nothing really, it can happen while driving or shopping.

Can't justify the need for that reason.

If severe you have insurance, still have $20K + to spend on other things.

Personally, for myself, the covered parking in inclement weather and the added storage warrant the additional cost. Plus perhaps not having to clean the car quite as often or worry about the condition of the car. For me, it's just my preference, as I currently have only a 1 1/2 car garage which houses an antique car. So when I carry in packages, come home late at night, it's raining or (horrors) snowing, I have to exit without that convenience. For some it doesn't really matter but for others it is a nice extra! I heard also that if you live on a golf coarse, that necessitates the GC garage if you have the space on the lot. Not sure of this however as I cannot remember where I heard or read it!

Thank you for your response. My mind set I guess is still with alot of entertaining as we do now. I guess we just won't have a large dining area out there as we do now.....tough decision.

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Dont make the mistake of not picking a lot with no room to expand. I see too many resales because of poor lot selection.

If you like to entertain, and the expense of a larger lot fits in your budget, you'd probably be happier splurging for the extended lanai. We have the standard lanai and it works for us, but we aren't big entertainers. The biggest negative to me on the lanai is the narrow end, if you don't extend it, the narrow end is kind of wasted space; can't really put anything down there but a chair or two.

For what it's worth, we just built a new Iris and were able to expand the lanai 4 ft and the garage 2ft. We love to entertain as well and the lanai is now perfect, however it was difficult to find a lot deep enough to do this. Budget was also a consideration for us so you have to do what you can do. We upgraded things that would be difficult to change such as the expansions, rounded corners, higher baseboards and additional outlets, ceramic tile and upgraded cabinets. We waited to upgrade appliances, put in our own ceiling fans and hired 48 hrs for blinds after closing. We don't live there yet but hope to be there by fall of next year. I am sure whateveryou decide will be lovely. Good luck.